NAME
Object::Method - attach method to objects instead of classes.
SYNOPSIS
package Stuff;
use Object::Method;
package main;
my $o = Stuff->new;
my $p = Stuff->new;
# Attach method 'foo' to $o but not $p
$o->method("foo", sub { ... });
DESCRIPTION
Object::Method lets you attach methods to methods to object but not its
classes. There are three different ways to use this module. Keep
reading.
The first way is to use it to create a class that allows user to attach
methods at runtime. To do this, simply put 'use Object::Method' in your
class body like this:
package Stuff;
use Object::Method;
This effectively exports a method method to your class, which can be
used to create new methods like this:
my $o = Stuff->new;
$o->method("foo" => sub { ... });
The method method takes exactly two arguments: the method name, and a
sub-routine or code-ref. After calling that method method on object $o,
a new method foo will be attached to $o and can be invoked only on $o.
The second way is to use it on all objects through
UNIVERSAL::Object::Method like this:
use UNIVERSAL::Object::Method;
use SomeClass;
my $o = SomeClass->new;
$o->method("foo" => sub { ... });
This is an overwhelming way due to the use of UNIVERSAL namespace. If
you are not familiar with it, read the linked documentation.
The third way is to use it on a class that does not itself use this
module at all by using method as a function instead of as a method.
ues Object::Method;
use SomeClass;
my $o = SomeClass->new;
method($o, "foo" => sub { ... });
Please notice that calling the method method multiple times obviously
override previous definition and there is no way to undo this for now.
BEHIND THE SCENE
To implement such mechanism, the object on which the method method is
invoked are re-blessed into its' own, dynamically created, namespace.
You may exam them with ref:
my $x = My::Awesome::Class->new;
$x->method("kiss", sub { say ... });
say ref($x);
# => My::Awesome::Class#<1>
say "$x";
# => My::Awesome::Class#<1>=HASH(0x100826a30)
Those dynamically created classes are properly setup to be inherited
from the original classes with @ISA variable. That effects the return
value of ref but not isa.
The number in the last part of the namespace is a serial that gets
incremented when a new object is encountered. If numerous objects are
encountered it might consume a very big part of symble table. The
mechanism to reap unused classnames are not implemented at this moment.
AUTHOR
Kang-min Liu
LICENSE
This is free software, licensed under:
The MIT (X11) License